The Female Only Child

Olive is in this category and so I am particularly partial to it.

All the stereotypical negatives about only children are not actually true according to most of the literature on birth order that I've been reading. They aren't more selfish, they do know how to relate to people, and they don't have less conflict in their lives. Instead of having conflict with siblings, however, they have more conflict with their parents than other children. Supposedly. I didn't see this at all with Olive....but I would also be the first to admit that she was special. She was compassionate and only wanted harmony in the world, so maybe she didn't fit at all into the only child conflict box.

The main drawback of being an only (expecially an only girl) is that they are often more dependent on their parents and keep a dependency on other people later in life. In that way they can be like younger children who like to defer to their partners with certain decisions, and enjoy being taken care of.

Another characteristic of female only children is that they model themselves closely after their parents. They often take over the same interests and tendencies.

The best match for female only children is supposed to be older brothers of sisters. Female only children want storybook romance and attention, and the older brother of sisters can give it. But he might not get enough playfulness in return like he is used to from his younger siblings because the only female child is simply not as flirty and playful.


But she's a damn good best friend.